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Front and back of a Judean coin from the reign of Agrippa I.
Front and back of a Judean coin from the reign of Agrippa I.

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For other with this name, see Agrippa (disambiguation).

Agrippa I also called the Great (10 BC - 44 AD), King of the Jews, was the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and Berenice. Year 44 was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho Aristobulus IV (31 BCE-7 BCE was a prince of Judea from the Herodian dynasty, and was married to his cousin Berenice, daughter of Costobar and Salome Berenice was the daughter of Salome I, sister of Herod the Great. [1] His original name was Marcus Julius Agrippa, and he is the king named Herod in the Acts of the Apostles, in the Bible, "Herod (Agrippa)" (Ἡρώδης Ἀγρίππας). The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin He was, according to Josephus, known in his time as "Agrippa the Great". Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus [2]

Life

Rome

Josephus informs us that, after the murder of his father, young Agrippa was sent by Herod the Great to the imperial court in Rome. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 There, Tiberius conceived a great affection for him, and had him educated alongside his son Drusus, who also befriended him, and future emperor Claudius. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman Nero Claudius Drusus, later Drusus Julius Caesar (his adoptive name (13 BC- September 14 23) was the only child of Roman Emperor Tiberius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to [1] On the death of Drusus, Agrippa, who had been recklessly extravagant and was deeply in debt, was obliged to leave Rome, fleeing to the fortress of Malatha in Idumaea. There, it was said, he contemplated suicide. [3]

After a brief seclusion, through the mediation of his wife Cypros and his sister Herodias, Agrippa was given a sum of money by his uncle, Herodias' husband, Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, and was allowed to take up residence in Tiberias, and received the rank of aedile in that city, with a small yearly income. Herodias (c 15 BC-after 39 AD was a Jewish princess of the Herodian Dynasty. Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros (before 20 BC &ndash after AD 39) was a first century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province, Perea ("the country beyond" a portion of the kingdom of Herod the Great occupying the eastern side of the Jordan River valley from about one third the Tiberias ( British English: /taɪˈbɪəriæs -əs/ American English: /taɪˈbɪriəs/ טְבֶרְיָה Tverya; طبرية Ṭabariyyah Aedile ( Aedilis, from aedes aedis "temple" "building" was an office of the Roman Republic. But hav­ing quarrelled with his brother-in-law, he fled to Flaccus, proconsul of Syria. Flaccus was a Roman Cognomen of the Plebs Fulvius, considered one of the most illustrious gentes of the city Ancient Rome In the Roman Republic, a proconsul was a Promagistrate (like a Propraetor) who after serving as Consul, spent a year Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Soon afterwards he was convicted, through the information of his brother Aristobulus, of having received a bribe from the Damascenes, who wished to purchase his influence with the proconsul, and was again com­pelled to flee. He was arrested as he was about to sail for Italy, for a sum of money which he owed to the treasury of Caesar, but made his escape, and reached Alexandria, where his wife succeeded in procuring a supply of money from Alexander the Alabarch. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Alexander is a common male first name Origin The name in English is taken from the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros The alabarch was the Greek title of an official who stood at the head of the Jewish population of Alexandria during the Hellenistic and early He then set sail, and landed at Puteoli. Pozzuoli is a city of the Province of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. He was favorably received by Tiberius, who en­trusted him with the education of his grandson Tiberius. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman He also formed an intimacy with Caligula, then a popular favorite. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31 AD 12 &ndash January 24 AD 41 more commonly known by his nickname Caligula (kəˈlɪɡjʊlə was a Roman Emperor Agrippa was one day overheard by his freedman Eutyches expressing a wish for Tiberius' death and the advancement of Caligula, and for this he was cast into prison. [1]

Caligula and Claudius

Following Tiberius' death and the ascension of Agrippa's friend Caligula, Agrippa was set free and made governor first of the territories of Batanaea and Trachonitis that his cousin Herod Philip I had held, then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of "king". Batanaea or Batanea (the Hellenized/Latinised form of Bashan) was an area of the Biblical Holy Land, north-east of the Jordan River, to the east Appears in Scripture only in the phrase "tes Itouraias kai Trachbnitidos choras" literally "of the Iturean and Trachonian region" ( Luke 31 Herod Philip I (ca 27 BC - 33 AD was the son of Herod the Great and Mariamne II, the daughter of Simon Boethus the High Priest (Mark 617 Lysanias was the name of the ruler of Abilene in biblical times Caligula also presented him with a golden chain of a weight equal to the iron one he had worn in prison. In 39 AD, Agrippa returned to Rome, and brought about the banishment of his uncle, Herod Antipas, whose tetrarchy over Galilee and Peraea he then was granted. Year 39 was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros (before 20 BC &ndash after AD 39) was a first century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province, [4]

On the assassination of Caligula in 41, Agrippa's advice helped to secure Claudius' accession as emperor, while he made a show of being in the interest of the senate. Year 41 was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. As a reward for his assistance, Claudius gave Agrippa dominion over Judea and Samaria, while the kingdom of Chalcis in Lebanon was at his request given to his brother Herod III. Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised Samaria, or the Shomron ( שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Herod of Chalcis (d 48 AD was a son of Aristobulus IV, and the grandson of Herod the Great, Roman Client king of Judaea. Thus Agrippa became one of the most powerful princes of the east; the territory he possessed exceeded that which was held by his grandfather Herod the Great. Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho

In the city of Berytus he built a theatre and amphitheatre, baths, and porticoes. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 He expressed similar magnanimity in Sebaste, Heliopolis and Caesarea. Baalbek (بعلبك is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 1170 m (3850 ft situated east of the Litani River. Caesarea (קיסריה Qesarya قيسارية pronounced Kaysaria) is a town in Israel on the outskirts of Caesarea Maritima, the ancient port The suspicions of Claudius prevented him from finishing the for­tifications with which he had begun to surround Jerusalem. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to His friendship was courted by many of the neighboring kings and rulers,[1] some of whom he housed in Tiberias, which also caused Claudius some displeasure. Tiberias ( British English: /taɪˈbɪəriæs -əs/ American English: /taɪˈbɪriəs/ טְבֶרְיָה Tverya; طبرية Ṭabariyyah Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to [4]

Reign and death

Account in Josephus

He returned to Judea and governed it to the satisfaction of the Jews. His zeal, private and public, for Judaism is recorded by Josephus and the rabbis. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Perhaps because of this, his passage through Alexandria around 40 instigated anti-Jewish riots. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Year 40 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other [4] At the risk of his own life, or at least of his liberty, he interceded with Caligula on behalf of the Jews, when that emperor was attempting to set up his statue in the temple at Jerusalem shortly before his death in 41.

After Passover in 44, Agrippa went to Caesarea, where he had games performed in honor of Claudius. Passover ( Hebrew, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach, Tiberian: pɛsaħ Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish Year 44 was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Caesarea Maritima (Greek παράλιος Καισάρεια called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 CE onwards was a city and Harbor built by Herod the Great In the midst of his elation Agrippa saw an owl perched over his head. The Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are Solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e During his imprisonment by Tiberius a similar omen had been interpreted as portending his speedy release, with the warning that should he behold the same sight again, he would die within five days. An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the Future, often signifying the advent of change He was immediately smitten with violent pains, scolded his friends for lying to him and accepted his imminent death. He experienced heart pains and a pain in his abdomen, and died after five days. [5] This account is a similar to the version in Acts 12, which adds he was eaten by worms. The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. [6]

Account in the New Testament

In Acts of the Apostles 12 of the New Testament, about the time of the Passover in 44, James, son of Zebedee, was seized by Agrippa's order and put to death by beheading. The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. Passover ( Hebrew, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach, Tiberian: pɛsaħ Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page Agrippa proceeded also to lay hands on Peter, and imprisoned him, but God sent an angel, and the angel released Peter from prison. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Peter is a popular male Given name. It comes from the Greek word πετρος (petros meaning "rock" After that Passover, Agrippa went to Caesarea, where the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon waited on him to sue for peace. Caesarea Maritima (Greek παράλιος Καισάρεια called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 CE onwards was a city and Harbor built by Herod the Great Tyre ( Arabic صور Ṣūr, Phoenician Phoenician wawsvg|12px|ו]] Ṣur, Hebrew Sidon,or Saïda, ( Arabic ar صيدا; Phoenician phoenician yodh Suing for peace is an act by a warring nation to initiate a peace process in which the peace terms are more favorable than an Unconditional surrender.

Agrippa, gorgeously arrayed, received them in the stadium, and addressed them from a throne, while the audience cried out that his was "the voice of a god, not a man" (in this identical to the account in Josephus). But "the angel of the Lord smote him", and shortly afterwards he died, "eaten of worms", in 44 AD. The Angel of the Lord (or the Angel of God) is a Biblical, Old Testament character often viewed as a Theophany or Christophany Year 44 was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar.

Progeny

By his wife Cypros he had a son, Agrippa II, and three daughters, Berenice, who first married her uncle Herod III, king of Chalcis, and afterwards lived with her brother Agrippa, and subsequently married Polamo, king of Cilicia; she is alluded to by Juvenal;[7] Mariamne, and Drusilla, who married Antonius Felix, the procurator of Judaea. For other with this name see Agrippa (disambiguation. Agrippa II (b Berenice of Cilicia, also known as Julia Berenice and sometimes spelled Bernice (28 AD &ndash ? was a Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire Herod of Chalcis (d 48 AD was a son of Aristobulus IV, and the grandson of Herod the Great, Roman Client king of Judaea. Geography Cilicia extended along the Aegean coast east from Pamphylia, to Mount Amanus ( Gavurdağı Mount) which separated it from Syria Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman Poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD author of the Mariamne (born 34) was a daughter of King Herod Agrippa I. She was betrothed by her father to Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes, first son of For others of this name see Drusilla. Drusilla (born 38) was a daughter of Herod Agrippa I and thus sister to Berenice Marcus Antonius Felix ( Felix in Greek: ο Φηλιξ, born between 5 / 10 -? was the Ancient Rome Procurator of [8][9][10][11]

Agrippa in other media

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Mason, Charles Peter (1867), “Agrippa, Herodes I”, in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1849 originally published 1844 under a slightly different title is an Encyclopedia / Biographical dictionary 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, pp. Little Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner James Brown. 77-78 
  2. ^ Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae xvii. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the 2. § 2
  3. ^ Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae xviii. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the 7. § 2
  4. ^ a b c Rajak, Tessa (1996), “Iulius Agrippa (1) I, Marcus”, in Hornblower, Simon, Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press 
  5. ^ Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae xix. The Oxford Classical Dictionary ( OCD) is the standard one-volume Encyclopedia in English of topics relating to Ancient Greece and Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the 345-350
  6. ^ King Herod Agrippa. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
  7. ^ Juvenal, Satires vi. Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman Poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD author of the The 156
  8. ^ Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae xvii. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the 1. § 2, xviii. 5-8, xix. 4-8
  9. ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews i. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus The Wars of the Jews (or The History of the 28. § 1, ii. 9. 11
  10. ^ Cassius Dio lx. Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ( Greek:) (c 155 or 163/164 to after 229 known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio was 8
  11. ^ Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History ii. 10
  12. ^ G. Boccaccini, Portraits of Middle Judaism in Scholarship and Arts (Turin: Zamorani, 1992).

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